LANCASTER, PA – December 4, 2025 − Senator James Andrew Malone is encouraging constituents to attend the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) upcoming hearing at Manheim Township Public Library on Thursday, December 11, at 6 p.m. to gather public input on the proposed rate increases by PPL Electric.
PPL Electric Utilities has requested an overall annual base rate increase of $356 million per year. Residential customers receiving default service from PPL and using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity would see an increase from $191.49 to $204.86 in their monthly bill – a 6.98% monthly bill increase. Total bills for commercial customers receiving default service would increase by 5.31% and industrial customers by 2.58%.
“These proposed rate increases will have an impact on household budgets across Lancaster,” said Senator Malone. “I encourage residents to join me in expressing their concerns and communicating to the PUC how increases like this are felt on already strained family budgets.”
Hearing address:
Manheim Township Public Library
Morgan Center
595 Granite Run Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601
If residents cannot participate in the in-person hearing on December 11, Senator Malone encourages them to participate in the Telephonic Public Input Hearings on December 15 starting at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The call-in information provided by the PUC for the two telephonic hearings is as follows:
Toll-free Conference Number: 866-421-8851
PIN Number: 66640466
To participate in a telephonic public input hearing, please complete the following:
- You must dial the toll-free Conference number above.
- You must enter the PIN number above when instructed.
- You must speak your name when prompted, and press #.
- Then, the telephone system will connect you to the hearing.
The PUC is encouraging individuals wishing to testify at a telephonic public input hearing to pre-register by 4 p.m. on December 11, 2025. Failure to pre-register could result in you not being called to testify by the PUC Judges.
To pre-register, call the PUC’s Legal Assistant, Pamela McNeal, at 215-560-4228 or email pmcneal@pa.gov and provide the following information:
- Your first and last name.
- The hearing for which you are registering.
- The phone number you will be using to call into the public input hearing.
- A phone number where you can be reached prior to the hearing, if needed.
- Your email address, if you have one.
If you need an interpreter, the PUC requests that you pre-register as soon as possible so they can arrange for an interpreter.
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